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Frequency of Mental and Addictive Disorders Among 320 Men and Women Entering the Iowa Prison System: Use of the MINI-Plus

Tracy D. Gunter, Stephan Arndt, Gloria Wenman, Jeff Allen, Peggy Loveless, Bruce Sieleni and Donald W. Black
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2008, 36 (1) 27-34;
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    Demographic Characteristics of the Offenders

    VariableGenderTotal (N = 320)p
    Female (n = 56)Male (n = 264)
    Age, mean years (SD)31.1 (8.5)31.1 (9.7)31.1 (9.5).954*
    Race/Ethnicity0.58†
        African American26.815.217.2
        Caucasian58.974.271.6
        Other14.310.611.3
    Education.090†
        Less than high school16.122.421.3
        High school or GED53.659.958.8
        More than high school30.417.820.0
    Marital Status.030†
        Divorced14.620.619.6
        Married29.119.921.5
        Single45.556.154.3
        Other10.93.44.7
    Current suicide risk37.528.029.7.159†
    Type of current offense.004‡
        Drug manufacturing/delivery35.731.832.3
        Assault/abuse16.125.423.6
        OWI/driving while barred7.113.612.4
        Burglary3.612.911.2
        Parole violation19.69.110.9
        Fraud/forgery14.34.96.5
        Possession of firearm3.61.51.9
        Unknown0.00.81.2
    • Data, except for age, are percentages.

    • * Two-sample t test.

    • † Pearson's χ2 test.

    • ‡ Fisher's exact test.

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    Table 2

    Lifetime MINI-Plus Disorders in the Offenders

    DisorderGenderAdj. OR (95% CI)p
    Women (n = 56)Men (n = 264)
    Mood disorders
        Major depression26.822.71.4 (0.7–2.8).515
        Dysthymia3.63.01.2 (0.2–5.7)*.689†
        Mania/hypomania46.445.11.2 (0.7–2.3).527
        Other14.37.22.1 (0.9–5.2)*.108†
        Any60.753.01.7 (0.9–3.1).296
    Panic7.18.30.8 (0.3–2.6)*1.000†
    Agoraphobia17.924.20.6 (0.3–1.4).271
    Substance use disorders
        Alcohol55.377.70.4 (0.2–0.8).005
        Drug75.076.91.1 (0.6–2.3).762
        Any82.191.30.5 (0.2–1.2).113
    Psychotic disorders
        Schizophrenia/NOS7.18.70.8 (0.3–2.4)*1.000†
        Substance use related26.826.91.4 (0.7–2.7).384
        Any33.935.21.3 (0.7–2.4).498
    Somatization disorder1.80.0NA.175†
    Hypochondriasis0.01.5NA1.000†
    ASPD26.837.10.6 (0.3–1.2).144
    ADHD14.323.10.7 (0.3–1.6).356
    Any MINI-Plus lifetime disorder92.994.30.8 (0.3–2.5)*.754†
    • Adj. OR, gender odds ratio adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, ASPD; p, gender multiple logistic regression coefficient.

    • * Unadjusted odds ratio used due to small cell counts. Odds ratio undefined when no disorders are present in one or more groups.

    • † Fisher's Exact Test used in place of logistic regression for disorders with low expected cell counts.

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    Table 3

    Current MINI-Plus Disorders in the Offenders

    DisorderGenderAdj. OR (95 CI)p
    Women (n = 56)Men (n = 264)
    Mood disorders
        Major depression14.316.70.9 (0.4–2.1).787
        Dysthymia3.61.13.2 (0.5–19.7)*.212†
        Mania/hypomania25.022.01.4 (0.7–2.7).398
        Other14.37.22.1 (0.9–5.2)*.108†
        Any37.533.31.4 (0.7–2.6).313
    Anxiety disorders
        Panic1.84.90.4 (0.5–2.7).478
        Agoraphobia16.116.70.9 (0.4–2.2).884
        Generalized anxiety23.218.21.6 (0.8–3.3).385
        Social anxiety12.59.91.5 (0.6–3.9).554
        Specific phobia8.93.82.5 (0.8–7.6)*.153†
        Obsessive-compulsive7.110.20.7 (0.2–2.4).613
        Posttraumatic stress23.210.22.7 (1.2–6.0).016
        Any46.436.41.7 (0.9–3.3).085
    Substance use disorders
        Alcohol30.445.80.5 (0.3–1.0).061
        Drug55.463.30.8 (0.5–1.5).521
        Any substance67.974.60.9 (0.4–1.6).629
    Psychotic disorders
        Schizophrenia/NOS7.13.02.5 (0.7–8.5)*.235†
        Substance use related5.46.80.8 (0.2–2.7)*1.000†
        Any12.59.91.6 (0.6–4.1).327
    Eating disorders
        Anorexia0.00.0NANA
        Bulimia7.11.94.0 (1.0–15.3)*.054†
        Any7.11.94.0 (1.0–15.3)*.054†
    Somatoform disorders
        Somatization1.80.0NA.175†
        Hypochondriasis0.01.5NA1.000†
        Body dysmorphic7.12.72.8 (0.8–10.0)*.107†
        Pain disorder3.61.52.4 (0.4–13.5)*.283†
        Any somatoform10.74.62.5 (0.9–7.0)*.102†
    ADHD14.323.10.7 (0.3–1.6).356
    Adjustment10.73.03.8 (1.3–11.5)*.021†
    Any MINI-Plus current91.185.22.5 (0.9–7.1).080
    • Adj. OR, gender odds ratio adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, ASPD; p, gender multiple logistic regression coefficient.

    • * Unadjusted odds ratio used due to small cell counts. Odds ratio undefined when no disorders are present in one or more groups.

    • † Fisher's exact test used in place of logistic regression for disorders with low expected cell counts.

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